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Maddux could break Seaver’s Hall of Fame mark

Greg Maddux could break a 22-year-old record today, though he won’t become the
first unanimous selection in the history of the baseball writers’ Hall of Fame ballot.

When
Tom Seaver received 425 of 430 votes in 1992, his 98.84 percentage topped the mark
set by
Ty Cobb in 1936. A dominant pitcher when offense ruled in the steroids era, Maddux
has a chance to enter Cooperstown with a little extra bit of fame.

Maddux is among three high-profile players on the Baseball Writers’ Association of America
ballot for the first time, joined by former Atlanta Braves teammate
Tom Glavine and Chicago White Sox slugger
Frank Thomas.

Holdovers include
Craig Biggio, who topped voting at 68 percent last year, 39 votes short of the 75
percent needed for election. It was only the second time in four decades the BBWAA failed to elect
anyone.

Ken Gurnick of MLB.com, a former reporter for the
Los Angeles Herald Examiner, said the only player he voted for was
Jack Morris, on the writers’ ballot for the 15th and final time after falling 42
votes shy last year.

Given that 569 ballots were submitted in 2013, Maddux likely could be omitted from six this year
and still break Seaver’s record.

• The Kansas City Royals signed former All-Star catcher
Ramon Hernandez to a minor-league contract for 2014.

Hernandez, 37, is a career .263 hitter in 15 seasons in the major leagues. He played in 17 games
last year for the Los Angeles Dodgers, batting .208 with two doubles, three home runs and six RBI.
He was released on June 22.

Elsewhere

Schumacher’s wife asks for privacy at hospital

Michael Schumacher’s wife said the racing legend’s family wants to be left in
peace as doctors treat him after a brutal ski crash.

Corinna Schumacher spoke out for the first time since her husband’s Dec. 29
accident in the French Alps. In a statement, she said: “It’s very important to me that you ease the
burden on the doctors and the hospital so that they can do their work in peace.”

She asked the international media who have gathered at the hospital in Grenoble, France, to
leave. “Please also leave our family alone.”

Schumacher, 45, has been in a medically induced coma since last week, after he hit his head on a
rock skiing.

Schumacher, who retired from Formula One in 2012, is the most successful F1 driver in
history.

Investigators are looking into the accident, and the local prosecutor planned a news conference
for this morning.

•
Breanna Stewart earned her second USA Basketball female athlete of the year
honor.

The Connecticut sophomore also was player of the year in 2011, joining
Diana Taurasi,
Dawn Staley,
Lisa Leslie,
Cheryl Miller and
Teresa Edwards as the only players to win the award more than once.

Stewart guided the FIBA U19 World Championship team to a gold medal last summer. She’s already
won five gold medals while playing for USA Basketball.

• Former South Carolina running back
Kenny Miles was arrested and charged with giving false information to police about
a November shooting.

Miles turned himself in yesterday. He was discovered with a gunshot wound to his arm on Nov. 4.
At the time, Miles told officials he was shot during an attempted robbery.

A week later, Sheriff
Leon Lott said Miles shot himself and then told authorities a false story. Miles
apologized in a November statement for his mistake and said he was not involved in criminal
activity.

An arrest warrant says Miles changed his story several times before telling deputies he was
trying to kill himself.